Panasonic NN-DF386BBPQ 3-in-1 Combination Microwave Oven, 1000 W, 23 Litre, Black

It's slightly larger than my previous, basic, microwave but the simple lines mean it fits in to the kitchen neatly and it's really wary to keep clean and dust free. Having no turntable is fantastic. So much easier to use and even easier for cleaning. No turntable to constantly come off runners either. The fold down door is really practical and I love that there is an immediate, safe surface to put hot things down on to if needed when lifting out of the oven. Microwave at 1000 watt is powerful but I haven't had any issues with over heating things so far. I haven't used the grill or grill oven combination so far but the oven is excellent. Added bonus for me that I hadn't thought about is that the oven is always on timer so no more food burnt because of me forgetting about it! It heats up quickly and so much more economical than my previous full size gas oven. The oven tray is solid and fits very well, and grill frame also feels robust and should last well. Controls are very easy to use though confess to not having trued most of the fancy settings. The oven is virtually silent in use unlike my previous gas oven that always had a fan running. With this the fan only comes on when cooking time ends and doesn't keep run for an age. Just til you take the food out. I followed suggestion a friend recently gave me and replaced my gas cooker with this oven microwave grill combo plus a separate, small induction hob. It is so much neater than a cooker would have been, the arrangement is great and I can lay things out to suit me. It's so much more economical to run. Not only that but even with the price of this microwave oven it was way cheaper than very basic cookers. I am really enjoying cooking with this and feel much less guilty about wasting energy. Very happy customer.

Likes...... Quiet in operation on any of the functions. No turntable Drop down door. Defrost function excellent . Microwave fast and even , I mainly use for heating up food Grill is not as powerful as a traditional grill, so takes a little longer. Oven cooking not fully used this as yet, but definitely needs the preheat as recommended in the instructions otherwise takes longer to cook the food. Easy to clean. Instruction manual very informative Settings easy to follow Best microwave I have ever purchased. Dislikes . ... So far none

Very happy in general, easy cleaning due to the flat surface and no turntable. It’s very versatile with the different functions. My only complaint and something that would have earned it 5 stars is the lack of backlighting of the controls. It is very difficult to operate even in daylight. Because I do use it for multiple functions it isn’t easy to remember where every button for every function is. If it had even had light coloured font on the buttons it would help but dark lettering on a dark coloured oven just doesn’t work for me.

This is a Microwave/Oven/Grill Combi that isn't very good at any of the functions it provides The Microwave has hot and cold spots throughout - if it had a turntable, it would be acceptable, but it doesn't. This means the microwave function on it isn't very good The Grill probably functions okay, but the provided grill rack sits too low in the oven to provide a grill function This leads on to the Grill rack. The internal size of the microwave is 30cmx35cm. The grill rack is approximately 20cmx20cm. Why oh why do they provide such a small rack, barely big enough for a couple of slices of toast On to the Oven. It will quite happily burn the top of whatever you put in, whilst leaving the bottom of it raw - this is with the tray in it's lower position. Cooking at a lower temperature for a longer time gets around this, but it is not ideal Further, the Oven takes up to 15 minutes to get up to temperature - the higher the temperature, the longer it takes. I think the quickest is about 10 minutes for a 180C temperature Again, the tray provided is 30cmx30cm, smaller than the oven capacity Further to all the functions not working in a satisfactory way, do not bother trying to purchase any trays to use alongside the provided one as they must be 30cm wide. The standard sizes appear to be 28cm and 31cm, neither of which will fit My previous microwave will be the last Panasonic we will have, as this one is being returned